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Ae Dil Hai Mushkil  (2016) The self proclaimed King of Romance sagas Karan Johar returns with a mixed bag of emotions and laughter with a movie infused with loads of saccharine sweet romance titled "Ae Dil hai mushkil" Directed by : Karan Johar Cast : Ranbir Kapoor and Anushka Sharma The ultimate King of Sugar candy floss romantic family sagas Sir KJo transports the viewers to London where we are introduced to two star crossed lovers who are unable to accept each other's feelings to reciprocate. The two buddies Ayaan(Kapoor) and Alizeh  (Sharma) share a platonic bond until an ex flame enters the scene and Alizeh is hooked, booked and married off. The lovers reunite after two years but things ain't the same and tragedy strikes. Johar infuses the film Ae dil hai Mushkil with an overload of Forced humour and sugar sweet romance in the first half. The lead pair is made to imitate vintage bollywood dances in the plush locations of Paris. The second half is a complete ...

PINK  [2016] PINK is one of those rare movies that hits you so hard that you wonder why such movies ain't made more often in Bollywood. Minus the glitz and glamour PINK is a must watch for all cinema lovers. Director: Aniruddha Roy Chaudhary Cast: Tapsee Pannu, Kirti Kulhari, Andrea Tareyang, Amitabh Bachchan, Piyush Mishra, Rushaal Tandon, Angad Bedi, Vinod Nagpal & Dhritiman Chatterji. As the opening credits of PINK are displayed and you see the names of three relatively unknown female actors being billed before a megastar who gets billed fourth, you realise you are not going to watch a regular masala bollywood movie. The indication of something different & introspective can be presumed right from the opening sequence. A young working woman who lives independently in a rented flat with her two room mates is accused of attempting to murder a highly influential young man and is tried in the court of law. An ageing retired lawyer takes up the case to fight tooth and nai...

Raaz Reboot  [2016] Yet another "Evil Soul" stirring saga in the Bhatt  camp's Raaz Franchise this time aptly titled Raaz Reboot. Directed by: Vikram Bhatt Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Kirti Kharbanda, Gaurav Arora. The Bhatts are back with yet another Horror film that can easily pass off as an unintentional comedy or better still a Sex comedy. How many times in the past have we watched a Horror film where a young couple moves into a Haunted Mansion and one of them gets possessed by an evil spirit? The most tried tested and abused formula has been unapologetically misused yet again by the Bhatts to "showcase" a suspense horror drama set in the breathtakingly beautiful location of Romania. Raaz Reboot starts off with a young newly married couple Rehan[Arora] & Shaina[Kharbanda] relocating to Romania for the former's new job. They move into a mansion and all hell breaks loose when Shaina gets possessed by an Evil Spirit. Various helpers are summoned including...

Raaz Reboot  [2016] Yet another "Evil Soul" stirring saga in the Bhatt  camp's Raaz Franchise this time aptly titled Raaz Reboot. Directed by: Vikram Bhatt Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Kirti Kharbanda, Gaurav Arora. The Bhatts are back with yet another Horror film that can easily pass off as an unintentional comedy or better still a Sex comedy. How many times in the past have we watched a Horror film where a young couple moves into a Haunted Mansion and one of them gets possessed by an evil spirit? The most tried tested and abused formula has been unapologetically misused yet again by the Bhatts to "showcase" a suspense horror drama set in the breathtakingly beautiful location of Romania. Raaz Reboot starts off with a young newly married couple Rehan[Arora] & Shaina[Kharbanda] relocating to Romania for the former's new job. They move into a mansion and all hell breaks loose when Shaina gets possessed by an Evil Spirit. Various helpers are summoned including...

BAAR BAAR DEKHO  [2016] You get to travel in time in the near and not so near future with the lead actor in Baar Baar Dekho which is Bollywood's first of its kind psychological rom-com. Director: Nitya Mehra Cast: Siddharth Malhotra, Katrina Kaif, Ram Kapoor, Rajit Kapur, Sarika, Sagar Arya, Tahaa Shah, Sayani Gupta. Baar Baar Dekho follows the life of a young Mathematics Professor Jay Varma[Malhotra] who is obsessed with his work and Mathematics, the obsession is so chronic that he tends to literally calculate everything happening in his life. And then one fine morning he realises he's skipped a few(or maybe quite a few) years of his precious life and reached the future where things ain't exactly as he expected or planned. With a rich and supportive production unit comprising of big shots like Karan Johar, Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar the expectations from Baar Baar Dekho are undoubtedly sky high but alas the newbie director Nitya Mehra delivers a turkey. The s...

AKIRA [2016] "Hell hath no fury like a Woman Scorned" and if that woman is a certain Sonakshi Sinha then the tormentors better be aware. AKIRA is a action thriller with a bad ass protagonist who kicks butt like playing a footie. Directed by: A.R. Murugadoss Cast: Sonakshi Sinha, Anurag Kashyap, Nandu Madhav, Amit Sadh, Konkona Sen Sharma, Atul Kulkarni, Uday Sabnis, Lokesh Gupte, Smita Jayakar, Teena Singh, Raai Lakshmi, Urmila Mahanta, Chaitanya Chaudhary, Mishieka Arora. Akira is a fast paced kick-ass action drama about a small town young girl [ Sinha] who has to relocate to Mumbai city due to family reasons. Apart from facing the sarcasm of her sister and law & constant ragging by her female batch mates in college she also has a rebellious past to live with. Some unfortunate chain of events drag Akira into the dangerous Web of crime & deceit. Her single handed fight against some notorious men in uniform forms the crux of this thriller. Director Murugadoss who ...

A striking talent called Manisha Koirala Today the beautiful Manisha Koirala turns 46. She needs no introduction in an industry where nothing matters more than success, and success she achieved in plenty not only with box office hits but also with her bravura performances that enthralled the viewers throughout the 90s. Her first brush with the camera was at the age of 18 when she acted in a Nepali movie Pheri Bhetaula which translates to Phir Milenge in Hindi. She was discovered in Bollywood by Show Man Subhash Ghai who cast her in his ambitious project Saudagar(1991) which also starred Dilip Kumar and Raj Kumar. After a spate of insignificant masala films between 1991-1994 Koirala struck gold when she replaced Queen Bee Madhuri Dixit in Vinod Chopra's patriotic drama 1942 A Love Story(1994). She impressed the viewers and critics with her performance of the innocent and beautiful revolutionary Rajeshwari. Her career took a major U turn with Mani Rathnam's Bombay(1995) where ...